Friday 20th March 2020 Week 2 of cycle Term 1 Vol 4

DATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday 25 March University & Buckley Shield -POSTPONED

Monday 6 April - Wednesday 8 April Year 7 Camp - POSTPONED

Wednesday 8 April Country Cup - POSTPONED

Thursday 9 April Last day of Term 1

Friday 10th April Holidays begin

Monday 27th April Staff return to school to commence Term 2

Tuesday 28th April All students return to school

Friday 1st May KHS Athletics Carnival (TBC)

Last Thursday the SRC held a social to welcome the Year 7 students to High School. We were entertained by Disco Statik and everyone had a great time! Thankyou to all the teachers who supervised on the night!

WELCOME YEAR 7 SOCIAL

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

School is Business as Usual As we are all aware, Australia has also been exposed to the COVID-19 virus with the media reporting a number of cases on the North Coast. Kyogle High School remains committed to the wellbeing of our school community and as such we are following the advice of the Department of Education and Department of Health. Kyogle High School remains open with all classes operating as normal. Earlier this week I sent out two seperate letters outlining steps we have taken to ensure the safety of students and staff and I will continue to provide updates as we are informed of changes that may affect our school. There are a number of students who are unwell with heavy colds, as well as a number of families who have chosen, or advised by Health Care professionals, to self isolate. We are providing workbooks for these students on request. Our staff have spent time developing resources and placing them on an online platform in the unlikely event schools are closed before the Easter holidays. Students 7-10 will be taken through how to access this platform and if the need arises, parents will be provided with a step by step guide to support their student learning from home. These resources will only be actioned by the school if the school is officially closed. The Department of Education has also provided online ‘learning from home ‘ resources which can be accessed by:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-from-home/teaching-and-learning-resources.html Please support the school by encouraging students to: 1. Wash hands regularly and thoroughly 2. Sneeze into your elbow or a tissue,

disposing of the tissue straight away and then washing your hands

3. Stay at home if you are unwell. Students and staff who show signs of being unwell through the day will be sent home.

Stay well and safe. Gae Masters

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Thank you to everyone who made the ‘Welcome Year

7’ social such as outstanding success.

VACCINATIONS NSW SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM: Each year NSW Health works in partnership with schools to offer the vaccines recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for adolescents as part of the school vaccination program.

In 2020 the following vaccines will be offered: Parent Information Kits that include an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement will be sent home to parents/guardians. To consent to the vaccination of their child, parents/guardians are advised to:

• read all the information provided

• complete the consent form, including signing their name next to the vaccine/s they would like their child to receive

• return the completed consent form to their child’s school

• ensure that their child eats breakfast on the day of the school vaccination clinic. Please note that, to improve vaccination completion, students will be opportunistically offered any missed doses dur-ing Year 7 or 8 (for HPV and DTP vaccination) and during Year 10 or 11 (for Meningococcal ACWY vaccination). Parents/guardians who wish to withdraw their consent for any reason may do so by writing to the school Principal or phoning the school. The Procedure for Withdrawal of Consent is available on the NSW Health website at www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/ Pages/withdraw_consent.aspx.

A Record of Vaccination will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic either as a physical card or a text message sent to the mobile number recorded on the consent form. Details about vaccinations given at school will also be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support complete vaccination histories.

YEARS

VACCINE

NUMBER OF DOSES Year 7 October 23

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

2-doses at least 6 months apart

Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine

Single dose

Years 10 June 19

Meningococcal ACWY vaccine

Single dose

P&C ASSOCIATION

ROSTER

Monday 23/3:

Tuesday 24/3: L. Ryan, K. Crawter

Wednesday 25/3:

Thursday 26/3:

Friday 27/3:

Monday 30/3:

Tuesday 31/3: G. Condon, C. Partridge

Wednesday 01/4:

Thursday 02/4: Emma

Friday 03/4:

If you are rostered on to help on a day and you cannot make it, please let Deb know as soon as possible. Phone: School - 6632 1300 Deb - 6636 4261

CANTEEN NEWS

Thank you to those who attended the AGM and P&C meeting. The committee for 2020 are:-

President - Melinda McCormick Vice President - Megan Karam Secretary - Rebecca Langley Treasurer- Jane Duley Uniform Co-ordinator - Tamara Tiffen Canteen Treasuer / Bookkeeper - Sharon Pederson Publicity Officer - Mia McDonough Next meeting is set for May 12. All welcome. Your attendance and input will be valued.

Kyogle High School Uniform Shop

Opening Hours - 2020 Uniform Shop open dates - Term 1 8:30 - 09:30

01 Apr

Please note, Uniform Shop accepts CASH only.

P&C MEETING

5:00pm

MAY 12th Ordering at the Canteen Recess and lunch orders are available every day. Please make sure your orders are in by the following times: Recess: Orders in by 10am Lunch: Orders in by 11:30am Orders can be given directly to the canteen or via phone (from 7:30am everyday). Volunteers! Volunteers are always welcome 9:00am - 1:50pm OR 9:00am - 11:30am. Please contact Deb on the above numbers if you can assist!

. Wash your hands regularly and thor

ASSESSMENT TASK SUPPORT!! Mrs Batson (Learning & Support Teacher) will be available at lunch times (Room 8) to assist students in Years 9, 10, 11 & 12 with their Assessment Tasks. This support will start next week, Monday 24th February 2020 and continue for the whole school year. Students can access direct support in:

• Time management skills

• How to minimise stress involving meeting Assessment Task due dates

• Interpreting/break down the questions to clarify exactly what they are being asked to do

• How to decode and read the Marking Criteria and specific strategies and guidelines on how to structure their answers.

For further enquiries, please contact Mrs Batson at school 6632 1300 (Kyogle High School) or email the school : kyogle-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY!

ENGLISH FACULTY

In 2020, Kyogle High School will once again participate in the Premier's Reading Challenge. We encourage all students in Years 7-9 to become involved in the challenge, as a way to foster a love of reading here at our school. Many books on the PRC list are available in the school library and of course we are constantly adding to that list as each year passes! Students in Years 7-9 are required to read a minimum of 20 books for the period of the Challenge (finishes on the 28th of August 2020), of which at least 15 are drawn from the PRC list. As a way to boost support for this Challenge, time will be set aside in English lessons for students of Years 7 and 8 to complete reading. Participants who reach the minimum 20 books receive a certificate from the Challenge and Mrs. Kershaw in the library is also arranging prizes to keep up the motivation! We really hope to build on the success of last year and make this year an even better one for the Challenge. Let's get to it!

Mr. Upsall Premier's Reading Challenge Coordinator

YEAR 7 NOTICES!

• Coffs Coast Adventure Centre camp has been postponed until Term 4 - dates to be confirmed.

• Dietary and Medical forms are still required to be returned to school.

• No further payments required at this time. No refunds will be made at this time.

SPORT REPORT

North Coast Regional Swimming On Tuesday 3rd March, the annual CHS North Coast Regional Swimming Championships were held in Coffs Harbour. We had three relay teams and four individual students represent our zone at the meet. Oscar Kennett was the most successful individual swimmer from KHS on the day, finishing 3rd in both the U15s butterfly and breaststroke, qualifying for state. Our 13 boys relay consisting of Blythe Crane, Malachy Laarhoven, Declan McAuley & Jayden Watson swam really well, placing 6th and shaving 6 seconds off their zone time. Our 17+ boys relay consisting of Kaleb Dorsman, Aidan Gilmour, Tom Farragher and Teykoa Harley finished 3rd, qualifying for state, with a time of 1.57.59, shaving 6 seconds off their zone time. Our 17+ girls relay consisting of Olivia Wilson, Tanayah Harley, Hannah Harris and Bridgette Hoffman finished 2nd with a time of 2.17.75, qualifying for state. Their time improved by 3 seconds from the zone meet. Thank you to the parents and carers for transporting their children so they can attend these events. We would like to wish our swimmers swimming at the NSW CHS Swimming Championships in Sydney on 1st - 3rd April the best of luck and a big congratulations from all at KHS. U15s & Opens Rugby League Zone and Greater Northern Trials On Thursday 5th March, KHS had 11 boys trial at the Northern Rivers Rugby League Zone trial at Kadina HS. All the boys played extremely well. In the U15s we had Clayton Guiney, Noah Anderson, Aiden Hardy, Paulo Uo and Oscar Kennett trial. In the opens we had Aidan Gilmour, Jayden Ellis, Rocco Partridge, Kaleb Dorsman, Tom Farragher and Teykoa Harley trial. The following boys were successful and played at the Greater Northern Trial on Friday 13th April: 15s - Noah Anderson, Aiden Hardy, Paulo Uo and Oscar Kennett. Opens - Jayden Ellis, Rocco Partridge, Kaleb Dorsman, Tom Farragher & Teykoa Harley. All the boys above have made the Greater Northern Team except Noah. They will then trial for the North Coast Team in Coffs Harbour on 5th May. Congratulations boys. Open Rugby Union North Coast Trials On Monday 9th March the North Coast Regional Rugby Union trials were held in Grafton. Congratulations to Kaleb Dorsman, Nick Reardon, Jayden Ellis, Rocco Partridge & Tom Farragher who have made the North Coast Team who will play on 5th & 6th May at the NSW CHS Boys Rugby Union Championships on the 5th & 6th May in Kiama (South Coast NSW). Open Boys Hockey Zone Trials Congratulations to Tyvan Catford who has made the Northern Rivers Zone Open Boys Hockey Team. He will now play at the North Coast Regional Trials on 27th March at Goonellabah. Congratulations and good luck Tyvan. Coming Up

March - North Coast U15s Touch @ Bowraville

25th March - University & Buckley Shield @ Ballina

7th April - Country Cup Opens @ Woodlawn

9th April - School Cross Country - Evans Head

TAS DEPARTMENT continued Year 7 Ag/Food Tech Mandatory: Year 7 cooked some healthy wholemeal ham and zucchini muffins. Many stu-dents cited not being a fan of savoury muffins, although most decided they weren’t that bad after tasting them! On Friday students learnt how to make juice with vegetables and wheatgrass that we grew. There were a few surprises with the flavours, with all agreeing that the watermelon juice was the best.

Thank you to parents and carers who will make payments for TAS electives and Tech Mandatory contributions. This helps us continue to purchase materials for students to create amazing projects, which can be taken home when complete. Mrs Kat Byrnes Head Teacher TAS

More social night pictures

TAS DEPARTMENT

In the TAS kitchens Miss Sutcliff and I are observing student progress in food and safety along with development of preparation and cooking skills.

Year 12 Hospitality and Food Technology. In Year 12 Hospitality students had two practicals this fortnight making open sandwiches and Food Technology stu-dents creating a nut free Pad Thai that had the traditional flavours and chili heat.

Year 11 Hospitality Students are working their way through Breakfast dishes with the perfect poached eggs and maple bacon being made last week.